ONE 6PM NEWS & HOLMES. 19/07/1994

Top stories:

New Zealand army captain Kenneth Hare is seized by armed gunmen in Somalia. There are tense negotiations before he is freed.

Rwandan refugees flee the threat of genocide.

Another blow to the Labour party in the Selwyn electorate. A would-be candidate makes accusations of a rigged selection.

62-year old Italian Rosanna Della Corte becomes the world’s oldest mum.

‘Holmes’:

Could anything have been done to stop the 22 year-old who gunned down an elderly couple in their home?

A Springbok rugby player is cleared of a ‘dangerous tackle’ charge.

Jock the police dog is making a slow recovery after being shot. His handler, Senior. Constable A.J. Staples, testifies to the bond between them